Don’t say you didn’t know about loophole, Wan Junaidi tells PN

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PETALING JAYA: Former law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has told Perikatan Nasional not to blame anyone over the anti-hopping law, saying the so-called flaws in the legislation were known and accepted by all parties when the bill was passed.

Wan Junaidi said when the bill was drafted, he had insisted on including a clause that MPs would automatically vacate their seat if they were to go against the stand of their respective parties in the Dewan Rakyat.

However, the clause was rejected by PN, the opposition coalition, causing the clause to be dropped from the bill when it was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat, he was quoted by Astro Awani as saying.

Last week, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin described the anti-hopping law as flawed as it lacked provision for action against MPs who went against their party’s stand. He called for a review of the law, saying it contained critical weaknesses that could be exploited.

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